"When my anxiety is really bad, I’ll wake up and it’s this worry. And then the worry just creeps up a notch and it goes to a little more anxious. And then it creeps up a notch and it goes to really quite anxious. And then it goes to a little bit of panic, and then it’s almost like it goes through the panic to just, this numbness, this complete overload.

I live with my husband and my little boy who just went 19 months old.

When I first heard about COVID-19, I didn’t really think that it was going to be a problem for us. And it took me a long time to realise the enormity of the situation.

I was diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder in my mid-twenties. So much affects my anxiety at the moment. I think it’s just because there’s so much unknown still. What does it look like at the end of this? Is there going to be an end to this?

I struggle with not having friends around. Physical distancing is tough because I can’t have that connection that helps me so much.

I think we really need connection at this time. I know for myself, with my anxiety, if I am alone too much and I don’t reach out to other people that I tend to go very dark. So I think connection is beyond important.

I think everybody is allowed to be affected by this, because we’re all affected by this. I think everybody’s allowed to be worried, and it’s ok. And we’re all in it together."